Danish TV station uses Assassin’s Creed screenshot in report on Syria, thinking it was photo of Damascus skyline; apologizes
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Citing the “importance of verifying the sources of pictures”, a Danish news station has apologized for unintentionally using a screenshot from 2007’s Assassin’s Creed to represent the skyline of war-torn Syrian city Damascus. It’s hard to determine exactly what’s more impressive: A news station goofing up like this, or a six year old game being mistaken for reality. Good work… Ubisoft? I guess?
EA registers “Plants vs. Zombies Adventures” domains
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EA picked up a few new domains for something called “Plants vs. Zombies Adventures” early this month. PlantsVsZombiesAdventures, PlantsVsZombiesAdventure, and PvZAdventures.com were all registered on March 6.
One natural thought is that Plants vs. Zombies Adventures could be a new game. On the other hand, it could be nothing more than DLC. Or nothing at all! We’ll have to sit tight and wait for official details from EA.
March 2013 downloadable rewards now available on Club Nintendo
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This month’s digital rewards on Club Nintendo have gone live. Members can choose from 3D Classics: Kid Icarus (3DS, 150 coins), Starship Defense (3DS, 150 coins), Super Punch-Out!! (Wii, 150 coins), and Mario Tennis (Wii, 150 coins). These rewards will last until April 7.
Visit this page to order a downloadable game.
LinkedIn listing suggests next Batman: Arkham game is Unreal Engine 3-based
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Daniel Wang, a staffer over at Virtuos, has listed “Batman Arkham 3” on his LinkedIn profile as an Unreal Engine 3 project. Virtuos has worked in numerous console and handheld games in the past, including Batman: Arkham City.
The Unreal Engine 3 mention on Wang’s CV may give some insight when it comes to planned platforms for the next Batman. Since it apparently won’t be built on Unreal Engine 3, it looks like the game will be heading to current-gen systems, though next-gen releases aren’t necessarily out of the question.
Turrican Rebirth is in development
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The latest issue of Germany’s Retro Gamer has revealed that a new Turrican game is in development titled “Turrican Rebirth”. Like its predecessors, Rebirth will feature 2D gameplay, and functionality is in the works so that weapons and stages can be shared with others online.
Platforms are unknown, and Turrican Rebirth is just starting out, so we probably won’t be seeing this one for awhile. Interestingly, Retro Gamer indicates that the project’s right holders have been in touch with Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams maker Black Forest Games.
Yacht Club Games will be at PAX East
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Yacht Club Games will be at PAX East, as will the studio’s first game – so it seems. The company posted a banner image to its Facebook page indicating that the unannounced title will be present in some form. First details will be revealed in the next issue of Nintendo Force.
Last week, Yacht Club announced the formation of the studio. Various members of WayForward joined Yacht – specifically Sean Velasco, Ian Flood, Lee McDole, Erin Pellon, Nick Wozniak, and David D’Angelo.
Thanks to Jake for the tip.
Game Center CX – Fire Emblem, now in English
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Photos of Nintendo at SXSW
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Miyamoto’s Hyrule Historia highlights, Famicom favorites
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Shigeru Miyamoto is back again! Below you’ll see what Miyamoto has to say when it comes to his favorite parts from Hyrule Historia and top Famicom games.
Animated Zelda: Skyward Sword cake is downright incredible
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Will Turnbow, a dedicated Zelda fan, and his wife made an absolutely amazing animated Skyward Sword cake for their daughter’s tenth birthday. The cake features Skyloft, the Sealed Grounds, the Faron Woods, as well as other elements from the Wii title.
“The Temple entrance is 6 batches of Rice Krispies and the backside of the temple is 9 cakes stacked as high as we could make it. The small tower on either side are styrofoam wrapped with fondant. My wife made and painted all of the characters out of clay except for Link (I was able to use my Figma Link).”